1. Manny Jacinto was born in Manila, Philippines, and is of Filipino-Chinese descent.
11 Facts About Manny Jacinto
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Manny Jacinto's family immigrated to Canada in 1990, when he was about three years old.
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Manny Jacinto grew up playing baseball and basketball, and attended an all-boys Catholic high school, Vancouver College.
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Manny Jacinto earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the University of British Columbia.
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Manny Jacinto became frustrated by the lack of prominent Asian actors in Vancouver's film community and moved to Los Angeles.
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In 2016, Manny Jacinto was cast as Jason Mendoza in the NBC comedy The Good Place.
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Manny Jacinto received favourable reviews for his performance as Mendoza, an EDM-obsessed "lovable doofus" from Jacksonville, Florida, going against stereotypes of how Asian men are often portrayed in Hollywood.
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In September 2018, Manny Jacinto was cast in the Top Gun sequel Top Gun: Maverick, starring Tom Cruise.
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In November 2019, it was announced that Manny Jacinto would have a main role on the Netflix horror drama miniseries Brand New Cherry Flavor.
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In 2022, Manny Jacinto voiced Lucan in the eight-episode sci-fi podcast Marigold Breach, alongside his Good Place co-star Jameela Jamil.
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In November 2019, Manny Jacinto announced that he was engaged to Descendants actress Dianne Doan.